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[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 94 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I took both of their eyes that are off of their faces', in the 1st panel, to be an invisible person between them, at first glance...

Thank you for making me notice. I cannot not see it now.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Second glance for me. First was just WTF, only understood the intention on third glance.

[–] Zidane@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Love his comics but the "sike" kills me

β€œChalmers, is that you?”

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago

Bone apple tea, right?

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ancient GenX slang for "just kidding". Zoomers, don't let GenX make fun of you for "rizz" or whatever. They were doing shit like that long before you were born.

[–] Zidane@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Huh? It's the incorrect spelling

[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Zidane@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

So I'm actually right but for the wrong reasons, a sike is a small stream.

https://grammarhow.com/psych-or-sike/

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, to psych someone out was to mentally trick them. Was going to say Gen x made a TV show called Psych, but I never watched it so I'm not sure that the name corelates here

[–] Zidane@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

I've heard it both ways.

Does it hold up? Maybe I'll try it out this weekend

[–] Zidane@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

Oddly enough I don't think he was talking about a stream in this comic

[–] burgersc12@mander.xyz 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sike is on dictionary.com so its really up to the individual if "sike" or "psych" is the correct spelling

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

sike a less common spelling variant of psych.

That's dictionary.Com politely saying that enough people misspell it that they'll felt compelled to put it here. If your definition points to the real spelling, it's not really "up to the individual" which is the correct one.

[–] jackr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

That's dictionary.com pointing out that it is now in common enoudh use to be a word. English isn't French, we don't have a language police that comes to chop off your head if you use a newer spelling, and I don't think we should either. Sike is correct now.

[–] ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

(They found irregularities in the pension fund)[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cEpKcBkkVMY&pp=0gcJCfwAo7VqN5tD]

[–] whaleross@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Fucking shout it from the yacht tops.

[–] diemartin@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 week ago

They really are nervous. Legitimately.

[–] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

i remember hearing about long-termism people and how theyre all insane tech industry freaks that talk about keeping their post apocalypse personal security forces in line using electric collars

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This comic would be better with only three panels. I love their work, but on this one the last panel seems to think the readers are imbecile and need the action explained.

[–] rothaine@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 week ago

"Now Chalmers did his head in you maroon" is a fairly humorous sentence on its own.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The joke isn't that he offed himself, the joke is no one gives a shit because they're empathy-free ghouls, they're just mad at Sike guy because it has inconvenienced them.

[–] Charapaso@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I especially like that it's a recurring bit

[–] Hismama@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago
[–] eighty@aussie.zone 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Jeez, I thought 5 Second Films only did 5 Second Films.

[–] FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

What is Maroon in this context?!

[–] morphballganon@mtgzone.com 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Condescending word for naΓ―ve person

[–] FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Seems it has quite a few meanings, I was only aware of the explosive one, thanks!

[–] svtdragon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

It's how Bugs Bunny said "moron".